Powering Growth

More power has now been installed at our site in the heart of the West Midlands. This will enable Sentinel to continue its investment in capacity and capability without having to move premises.

Due to our appetite and commitment to growth, the past few years has seen heavy investment in new CNC machinery. This machinery includes 2 x 3Mx2M Multicam CNC Routers, XYZ PROTURN SLX 555, 2 x Mazakvcn-530c and MAZAK Quick Turn Nexus, all introduced in the last 12 months alone.

Driven by increasing demand for Sentinels Machining and fabricating capabilities, further investment is inevitable, even in these uncertain times for UK Manufacturing.

Marketing success has brought interest in some of our unique capabilities to an all time high. It’s all great news for our employees, who have joined the management in enthusiastically driving the company forward.

G10-FR4 Machining

Firstly, the make up of G10-FR4 materials are an Epoxy Glass based Insulation Plastic. Laminates generally offer high mechanical strength and dimensional stability, are extremely durable, and maintain their properties wet or dry. Therefore the result of this blend is a material that offers excellent ark and track resistance.

The commonly known G10-FR4 are the most popular grades. G10-FR4 glass cloth reinforced epoxy natural is typically a yellowish to light green color. Epoxy resins are among the most versatile and widely used plastics in the electronics field, primarily because water absorption is virtually nil, rendering it an outstanding insulator.

As a result of being the most economic choice of G10-FR4 material, it is also noteworthy for being a material which can be easily machined to bespoke applications.

Some examples of what G10-FR4 Materials are widely used to manufacture are Insulating supports, high voltage insulation, bus bar supports and mounting panels in electrical apparatus are just some examples.

Based on the needs of its particular application it comes in several grades.

Most noteworthy, raw materials are available in standard sheets & rod sizes.

Finally a couple of important factors. Firstly Sheet thickness ranges from 0.8mm to 50mm.

Sentinel Plastic Engineering Only Supplies Bespoke Parts

All parts manufactured by Sentinel Plastics Ltd are customer specific bespoke plastic cutting parts. Either working from Prototypes, drawings, making a One off or hundreds of parts. Sentinel Plastics has flexibility to meet most requirements.

As well, the material is nearly immune to shrinkage, holding its form factor and dimensional stability at temperatures as high as 285° F. This property makes it ideal for use in electronic equipment with components that generate excessive heat. Should it combust at higher temperatures, the bromine added during the manufacturing process renders it self-extinguishing, another important factor for making its use in aerospace engineering so prominent.

Plastic CNC Machining and Fabrication Success

For 2018 Sentinel Plastics Ltd, CNC Machining Plastic specialists and Fabrication, we are investing and expanding more due to our popularity and keep up with growing demand.

Spending the sums of money we have, expanding our facilities and buying new CNC machines are all part of our growth strategies.

The outlay will ensure we, as engineering and industrial plastic specialists, continue to meet increasing demand while keeping at the forefront of industry innovations.

New developments, at our site in the heart of the UK, includes reconfiguring the manufacturing facility. Also a dedicated materials store and an incoming goods receiving area, as well as homes for newly acquired machinery.

Investment in online marketing, including a new website; www.sentinelplastics.co.uk, has ensured Sentinels presence remains international as well as national. With a fair percentage of interest now coming from the USA as well as european customers.

Bright Future – Plastic Specialists

Simon Inston and Lee Houghton, Managing director’s jointly announced to employees. “As a company, we have never been shy of making smart investments. We will continue to invest a significant amount in developing our premises and upgrading our equipment. Enabling us to easily facilitate the ever-increasing demand on production outputs.”

“It is how we remain at the forefront of our sector. And is the reason we win the levels of new and repeat business. This maintains our position as market leaders.”

Sentinel Plastics recent equipment purchases include 2 New Mazak CNC Machines, both expanding capacity and increasing the company’s capabilities. This will bring the total number of machines introduced to the company within the last 18 months up to 6.

Plastic specialists

The continued investment in current and new employees also enhances existing capabilities, as well as attracting new skills and young apprentices.

All this certainly points towards a bright future for all those involved in driving the companies continued success. Sentinel Plastics Ltd

Approved Supplier UTC Aerospace

Blue Chip companies, such as as UTC, recognized with approved supplier status/certificates the quality of supply from Sentinel. A significant player in Aerospace systems global manufacturing.

While It is so important to obtain Approved Supplier status. The ultimate desire is to supply quality plastic machined and fabricated parts on time every time.

We consider ourselves ‘The One Stop Shop’ for Plastic Machined Components and Fabrications. Staking the claim to be one of, if not the top plastics companies UK. Ultimately this award as an approved supplier reinforces that claim.

Finally but Importantly we are strategically based at the heart of the West Midlands, Cradley Heath, Sentinel can easily service the whole of the UK. Significantly specializing in cncmachining and fabrication of all types of industrial plastics. Being a top Engineering Plastics company, it sets its standards high. Manufactured to customer specification. In conclusion Sentinel Plastics carries out CNC Machining including Routing, Milling, Turning and Bending. Most noteworthy the company Produces varied components for diverse uses such as power control units within wind turbines.

Engineering Plastics Supplier

Named as the Engineering Plastics Supplier of the year to HSS Ltd

One Stop Shop

Firstly virtually all Industrial Engineering Plastics supplier Materials available today can be Machined and Fabricated at Sentinel.
Offering customers a wealth of knowledge in the huge range of plastic materials in sheet, rod, fabricated and machined form.

Take A Look At Our Main Engineering Plastics Processes

Especially relevant is that customers know Sentinel Plastics is a long standing, trusted Plastics Company. Since its inception in 1989, it has been machining and fabricating all types of industrial plastics. Whether your requirement is one off or high batch work, the capacity available does enable us to offer shorter lead times. The quick turnaround times combined with quotes, which are in the main supplied on the same day as requested, is one reason many customers constantly return to Sentinel for all their plastics companies machined and fabricated parts requirements.

Sentinel has trained many of its CNC Programming staff in house which gives a better focus and knowledge on the special requirements of each individual type of industrial plastics. The product of having long term staff base, results in a high depth of knowledge throughout the whole manufacturing process. Probably as a result of having a very low turnover of staff. Customers from the Conveyor Manufacture to the high tech world of underwater exploration use Sentinels skilled staff to gain benefits, including cost saving and problem solving during the design process.

Well-established Engineering Plastics Supplier

Also Sentinels Plastics precision machining service is supplied to UK companies and across the world. In addition our first rate facilities and constant striving for excellence, gives our customers confidence in the parts that we supply. Hence they have come back year after year, some for over 25 years. Most noteworthy as a well-established Engineering Plastics Supplier CNC machining and Plastic fabrication company based in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands. Sentinel Plastics Ltd has an already large customer base, which includes many long term blue chip customers.

Engineering plastics are a group of plastic materials that have better mechanical and/or thermal properties than the more widely used commodity plastics (such as polystyrene, PVC, polypropylene and polyethylene). plastic machined parts.

A little more on Engineering Plastics

The term usually refers to thermoplastic materials rather than thermosetting ones. Examples of engineering plastics include acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), used for car bumpers, dashboard trim and Lego bricks; polycarbonates, used in motorcycle helmets; and polyamides (nylons), used for skis and ski boots.

Engineering plastics have gradually replaced traditional engineering materials such as wood or metal in many applications. Besides equalling or surpassing them in weight/strength and other properties. Engineering plastics are much easier to manufacture, especially in complicated shapes.

GE Renewable Energy and Turkey’s Fina Enerji have signed an agreement to broaden their cooperation into a comprehensive ten-year full service agreement (FSA), complemented by a two-year trial of GE’s digital wind farm solutions.

Trimos Height Gauge For Quality Control of Plastic CNC Components

The Bowers Group has supplied Sentinel Plastics Ltd with a Trimos V4 700 Height Gauge. Helping to maintain high levels of inspection accuracy for cnc machined plastic cnc components. Strategically based in Cradley Heath at the heart of the West Midlands, it consequently can easily service the whole of the UK. Sentinel Plastics specialize in cncmachining and fabrication of all types of industrial plastics. As a result of Being a top Engineering Plastics company, it sets its standards high. Manufactured to customer specification, Sentinel Plastics carries out CNC Machining including Routing, Milling, Turning and Bending. Most noteworthy the company Produces varied components for diverse uses such as power control units within wind turbines.

Measuring Complex Machined Components

The Trimos V4 height gauge enables Sentinel Plastics to quickly and accurately measure complex machined components. Meeting a variety of measurement needs and improving its in process inspection procedures. On request from Sentinel the Bowers Group also supplied the company with an XT3 Holematic pistol grip bore gauge set. This is an ideal instrument for for measuring their internal diameters. Not only did Bowers supply the Trimos V4 700 Height Gauge, also supplied ere two Sylvac Hi-Cal 450 digital motorised height gauges for use on the shop floor.

Sentinel is the Home of Industrial Plastic Machining

Sentinel Plastics is an engineering company specialising in the Engineering Plastic Machining of all types of industrial plastics to customer specifications.

Especially relevant is being consider by many of its customers to be The One Stop Shop for Engineering Plastics Components, one of, if not the top plastics companies UK.

In conclusion your industrial plastic parts can be Turned andMilled as well as Routed on site at Sentinel. Whether you require Precision parts, Prototypes, Production Batches or just some help and advice. Sentinel Plastics Ltd staff are more than willing to help. Finally please peruse the website, drop your enquiry on an email or please do give us a call.

Plastics Supplier of the Year!

It is with enormous pride that we announce this valued achievement. The whole of the Sentinel Plastics Ltd workforce has succeeded in attaining the Plastics Supplier of the Year award by Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd.

The long standing relationship/partnership between Sentinel and Hawker Siddeley has resulted in our two companies benefiting from each other’s strengths and equally supporting each other. Sentinels commitment to quality and service has been recognized by the whole team at Hawker Siddeley Switchgear, from Purchasing through to Quality and final Delivery.

Sentinel Plastics Ltd is driven by the desire to supply quality plastic machined and fabricated parts on time every time. This is recognized with such an award as this from Hawker Siddeley Switchgear Ltd a significant player in global switchgear manufacture.

We consider ourselves ‘The One Stop Shop’ for Plastic Machined Components and Fabrications, one of, if not the top plastics companies UK. This award reinforces that claim.